Imagine an extra hour of Pandora: The World of Avatar! My husband’s favorite holiday is an odd one. It’s when we Fall Back. I know, that’s not really a holiday. But try telling him that. Any day where he can enjoy an extra hour of sleep is a holiday! And with us losing…
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Keeping your Crew Together — Child Safety in the Parks
Traveling as a family is a continual exercise in counting heads and keeping your crew together. A crowded Disney park can be an easy place to lose someone if you’re not vigilant. To avoid having your own “Lost Boy” (or girl), consider some ways you can address the risks before and during your vacation. Before…
Disneyland Planning: Where We Want to Eat
Pacific Wharf Cafe, California Adventure In a previous post I talked about my family planning a Disneyland family reunion for either January or February 2022. Although that is a long way off, we decided to start brainstorming what restaurants we want to eat at. Getting restaurant reservations at Disneyland is much less complicated than…
Planning Our 2022 Disneyland Trip
Pixar Pier at night I was raised in a Disney family. My parents first took my little sister and me to Walt Disney World in 1976, when I was almost 6 years old. Ever since that first trip, Walt Disney World was our destination of choice. When my mom told friends that we were going…
No More Disneyland Annual Passes! Now What?
Monsters, Inc.: Mike and Sully to the Rescue! Us Disneylanders have been having a rough time of it. Our beloved parks have not reopened, although Downtown Disney and the entrance area of California Adventure have been open to shoppers and diners. Recently, we got another blow. Disneyland Annual Passes are now a thing of the…
My Disney Travel Christmas Ornaments
You may have heard me say this before, but I’m not a big souvenir buyer. But there are a couple of kinds of souvenir that I do buy. Coffee mugs, because I will use them every morning. T-shirts, because I will wear them. And Christmas ornaments, because every year when we decorate the tree,…
Disney Holiday Memories
Grand Floridian 1991 For various reasons, a lot of my Disney trips have taken place over the winter holidays. My parents loved to take us to Walt Disney World on January 1st, after the massive Christmas crowds had died down, but when the decorations were still up. And we’ve had a couple of Disneyland…
TEN Mistakes Even Theme Park Veterans Make
I’m not one to brag, but I have spent a lot of time in theme parks like Disneyland, Disney World, Six Flags, Knott’s Berry Farm, etc. over the years. I can repeat the Matterhorn unloading spiel in both languages, detail alternative places to watch the Magic Kingdom fireworks, and explain why I always arrive early….
To Park Hop or Not to Park Hop?
That is the question! Recently, the Walt Disney World Resort has announced that Park Hopping is to return beginning on January 1, 2021. Details can be found here. For you Disney newbies out there, a Park Hopper pass, whether on the East Coast or the West Coast, allows you to visit more than one…
What I’m Grateful For: Disney Edition
My family’s vacations at the Grand Californian, past and future At Walt Disney World, the seasons change overnight from Halloween to Christmas. But not in my house. We never neglect Thanksgiving, the American holiday that my family uses to reflect and give thanks for all that we’re grateful for. Beautiful lamp in the…
My Favorite Hidden Mickeys
Keep reading to find out where this one is! Have you ever gone on a Hidden Mickey hunt? It’s such a fun thing to do while you wait in line, or wait for your dining reservation, or even wait for your hotel room to be ready! If you’ve never heard of a Hidden Mickey,…
Downtown Disney: How to Enjoy it Now
A beautiful fountain at Downtown Disney We Disneylanders have been having a rough 2020. We still don’t know when our beloved Disneyland is going to reopen. Although the parks and resort hotels are still closed, there is something that is open at Disneyland: Downtown Disney. World of Disney is open for business …